Confederate Arsenal/Armory
Information about the Confederate Armory complex during the Civil War

Referred to as the Arsenal, Armory, or the Virginia Manufactory of Arms, the Confederate Arsenal/Armory was located between 4th and 6th streets on the south side of the canal near the James River.

It was destroyed in the evacuation fire. An attempt was made to rebuild it after the war but ultimately the arsenal was razed. Nothing remains today.

Written Accounts

1837-08-23, Baltimore (Md.) Gazette and Daily Advertiser; incredibly detailed description of the newly-opened Tredegar Iron Works
1847-05-26, Original manuscript (ALS) of J. R. Anderson; Letter from J. R. Anderson of Tredegar responding to workers who declined to work unless Negro workers dismissed and wages increased
1847-06-11, The Age (Augusta, Maine); interesting editorial regarding the Tredegar strike and the state of labor
1860-08-29, Nashville Union and American; Virginia is paying Tredegar to fit up a new State armory to manufacture muskets
1860-11-01, Richmond Dispatch: Capt. Charles Dimmock has resigned from the board of the Central Agricultural Society
1860-11-06, Richmond Dispatch; Capt. Dimmock has left Virginia to procure arms in Washington DC
1860-11-07, Richmond Dispatch; clarification of Capt. Dimmock’s mission to Washington DC
1860-11-07, Richmond Dispatch; Smith’s Armory Band plays at all the different political parties’ headquarters, including the African Church
1860-11-09, Richmond Dispatch; long and important article about Camp Lee - Col. Hardee has reviewed the troops, and gives lists of officers from different companies. First Regiment Virginia Volunteers will be there today.
1861-01-28, Richmond Dispatch; State Armory is being upgraded and repaired. Tredegar is providing the machinery.

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